Season 5 Full-Time Learners, Part-Time Earners: Contemporary View of Working Learners in Higher Education

Christina digs into the experiences of undergraduate students who work while enrolled full-time in their coursework. Listeners will get a taste of recent research on the topic and hear from two college graduates who talk about their experience as full-time learners and part-time earners.

Sources: 

1. Carnevale, A. P. (2019, October 24). Working while in college might hurt students more than it helps. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/24/working-in-college-can-hurt-low-income-students-more-than-help.html
2. Carnevale, A. P. & Smith, N. (2018). Balancing work and learning: Implications for low-income students. Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. https://1gyhoq479ufd3yna29x7ubjn-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Low-Income-Working-Learners-FR.pdf
3. St. Amour, M. (2019, November 18). Working College Students. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/18/most-college-students-work-and-thats-both-good-and-bad 
4. Study: Working during college leads to higher earnings later. (2019, May 22). Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations News. Retrieved May 17, 2021 from https://smlr.rutgers.edu/news/study-working-during-college-leads-higher-earnings-later#.